Basic Income Collection Update 1
Hello friends and colleagues,
As many of you know, I have been organizing a collection for the Palgrave-MacMillan new book series on the Basic Income Guarantee, in which I hope to explore the theoretical commonalities I see between Austrian economics and market socialism. I have contacted Karl Widerquist of the Basic Income Earth Network, who invited proposals for this series, and received very positive feedback. He will help to polish my proposal, as he has for many other proposals for this series, and expects that it will be accepted by Palgrave.
Advocates (original articles):
Ted Burczak, Professor of Economics, Denison University, author of Socialism After Hayek
Troy Camplin, PhD., independent
Zachary Caceres, New York University
Laurent Dobuzinskis, Chair, Dept. of Political Science, Simon Fraser University
Daniel Kuehn, George Washington University
Leslie Marsh, Assistant Director, New England Institute of Cognitive Science and Evolutionary Studies
Guinevere Nell, University of Warwick, author of Rediscovering Fire: Basic Economic Lessons from the Soviet Experiment
Steve Richardson, US Department of Labor
Nicolaus Tideman, Professor of Economics, Virginia Tech
Cameron Weber, the New School University
Rebuttals (original):
Mason Gaffney, Professor of Economics, U.C. Riverside
Potential Reprints:
Matt Zwolinski, associate Professor of Philosophy, University of San Diego, blogs at Bleeding Heart Libertarians
Peter Boettke, Professor of Economics, George Mason Univesity
Steven Horwitz, Professor of Economics, George Mason University
Both Austrian and market socialist economists recognize the problems of planned economy, and both discuss the welfare, or benefits and legitimacy, of markets, although the two schools approach value from different angles. The two schools recognize the dynamic benefits of markets, but disagree upon the potential downsides. I hope to make this debate more explicit, using laissez-faire and the Basic Income Guarantee to investigate this theoretical divide. I intend for the collection to open a dialog between Austrian and Market Socialist economists as well as between libertarian and left-leaning political scientists and policymakers, in the hope of laying further foundation for policy collaboration. The dialog begins with the question of whether the Basic Income Guarantee could offer an alternative to both laissez-faire and the current systems in developed countries, which are heavily influenced by political power, and if these two 'polar-opposite' schools could find common ground on such a reform.
Please let me know if you.d be interested in contributing to the debate, especially with a paper arguing against such a proposition.
I also hope to follow the above collection with one on market organization, again bringing together Austrian and market socialist thinkers, and .left-libertarian. and left-leaning thinkers. In this second collection, I hope to discuss various spontaneous order related subjects; as well as corporation-status, communitarian ideas, subsistence communities, and anarchy of private property or communal societies, among other subjects. I also have interest in this collection, including three original articles by professional scholars. Please also let me know if you are interested in contributing to this collection.
Thanks, and be well.
Guinevere